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RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,122

Fewest graduate degrees, US counties · 1990

US counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS).

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1501Coos County, NHNH31,3433.6%
1502Nolan County, TXTX14,1173.6%
1503Apache County, AZAZ64,4453.6%
1504McDuffie County, GAGA21,6403.6%
1505Weston County, WYWY6,8403.6%
1506Brown County, KSKS9,1043.6%
1507Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,7623.6%
1508Okfuskee County, OKOK11,4513.6%
1509Emanuel County, GAGA23,1473.6%
1510Henry County, KYKY16,4473.6%
1511Edwards County, TXTX1,3703.6%
1512Darlington County, SCSC62,8883.6%
1513Vernon County, WIWI31,4433.6%
1514Richland County, ILIL15,2193.6%
1515Adams County, COCO554,6683.6%
1516Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0013.6%
1517Stephens County, GAGA27,8543.6%
1518Barnes County, NDND10,5733.6%
1519Iosco County, MIMI25,2663.6%
1520Saline County, ILIL22,7723.6%
1521Jones County, GAGA29,1713.6%
1522Amador County, CACA41,8763.6%
1523Upton County, TXTX3,1313.6%
1524Niobrara County, WYWY2,3413.6%
1525Coahoma County, MSMS19,8493.6%
1526Venango County, PAPA49,3463.6%
1527Van Buren County, ARAR16,2383.6%
1528Alleghany County, NCNC11,4793.6%
1529Wilson County, KSKS8,2993.6%
1530Cheyenne County, NENE9,5283.6%
1531Marshall County, WVWV29,1593.6%
1532Neosho County, KSKS15,6373.6%
1533Wyoming County, NYNY39,7413.6%
1534Giles County, VAVA16,5643.6%
1535Carter County, KYKY26,1493.6%
1536Ringgold County, IAIA4,6423.6%
1537Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9553.6%
1538DeSoto County, FLFL37,0783.6%
1539Hill County, TXTX39,5033.6%
1540Sumner County, KSKS22,3123.7%
1541Greene County, ALAL7,0673.7%
1542Orleans County, NYNY39,8253.7%
1543Kingfisher County, OKOK15,7953.7%
1544Knott County, KYKY13,3213.7%
1545Texas County, OKOK20,3223.7%
1546Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5973.7%
1547Costilla County, COCO3,6793.7%
1548Navajo County, AZAZ109,9463.7%
1549Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8393.7%
1550Beaver County, PAPA166,0323.7%
1551Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9533.7%
1552Bay County, MIMI102,1233.7%
1553Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,6693.7%
1554Tyler County, TXTX20,4433.7%
1555Codington County, SDSD29,5623.7%
1556Stone County, MOMO32,5033.7%
1557Matagorda County, TXTX36,4633.7%
1558Lamar County, GAGA20,9413.7%
1559Shelby County, OHOH48,0653.7%
1560Potter County, TXTX114,4533.7%
1561Barren County, KYKY45,6413.7%
1562Edgar County, ILIL16,3233.7%
1563Wayne County, GAGA32,4813.7%
1564Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,8323.7%
1565Jefferson County, ILIL36,1473.7%
1566O'Brien County, IAIA14,2203.7%
1567Decatur County, KSKS2,7163.7%
1568Campbell County, WYWY48,1453.7%
1569Hickman County, KYKY4,3723.7%
1570Wharton County, TXTX42,0603.7%
1571Surry County, VAVA6,6033.7%
1572Sherman County, KSKS5,7633.7%
1573Sheridan County, KSKS2,4273.7%
1574Morris County, TXTX12,1333.7%
1575Pennington County, MNMN13,6863.7%
1576Washington County, KYKY12,3683.7%
1577Burt County, NENE6,6783.7%
1578Shelby County, ININ45,8823.7%
1579Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1783.7%
1580Miller County, GAGA5,8123.7%
1581Floyd County, IAIA14,9013.7%
1582Mohave County, AZAZ228,1023.7%
1583Baca County, COCO3,3473.7%
1584Morton County, NDND34,6013.7%
1585Callahan County, TXTX14,4913.7%
1586Mower County, MNMN40,9713.7%
1587Gooding County, IDID16,4463.7%
1588Dixon County, NENE5,6023.7%
1589Stevens County, WAWA49,6683.7%
1590Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7913.7%
1591Jenkins County, GAGA8,8433.7%
1592Harney County, OROR7,3803.7%
1593Yazoo County, MSMS22,9473.7%
1594Platte County, NENE35,6493.7%
1595Mason County, WAWA71,1653.7%
1596Calhoun County, GAGA5,4133.7%
1597Wetzel County, WVWV13,7343.7%
1598Bastrop County, TXTX118,9083.7%
1599La Salle County, TXTX6,5173.7%
1600Itasca County, MNMN45,4043.7%
1601Henry County, MOMO22,6713.7%
1602Osage County, OKOK46,7943.7%
1603Madison County, TXTX14,2263.7%
1604Dyer County, TNTN36,3203.7%
1605McMinn County, TNTN57,4043.7%
1606Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6333.7%
1607Attala County, MSMS17,1003.7%
1608Merced County, CACA297,2603.7%
1609Medina County, TXTX56,8813.7%
1610Tucker County, WVWV6,5403.7%
1611Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8733.7%
1612Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5493.7%
1613Osceola County, IAIA5,9803.8%
1614Lincoln County, KSKS2,8613.8%
1615Humphreys County, MSMS7,0013.8%
1616Hamilton County, NENE9,6783.8%
1617Seward County, KSKS21,0733.8%
1618Gila County, AZAZ53,8013.8%
1619Alamance County, NCNC186,1773.8%
1620Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7153.8%
1621Pickett County, TNTN5,2193.8%
1622Coal County, OKOK5,4363.8%
1623Falls County, TXTX17,8693.8%
1624Wasco County, OROR26,3103.8%
1625Bee County, TXTX32,5153.8%
1626Liberty County, GAGA70,3133.8%
1627Johnston County, OKOK10,4483.8%
1628Newton County, MOMO62,2633.8%
1629Clinton County, OHOH42,3013.8%
1630Douglas County, GAGA154,2933.8%
1631Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5203.8%
1632Barbour County, WVWV15,4143.8%
1633Caroline County, MDMD34,1163.8%
1634Kane County, UTUT8,5973.8%
1635Franklin County, VAVA55,5263.8%
1636Effingham County, ILIL34,5193.8%
1637Shelby County, ILIL20,5763.8%
1638Morgan County, GAGA22,0953.8%
1639Pondera County, MTMT6,0723.8%
1640Fayette County, ININ23,5333.8%
1641Ellis County, TXTX240,8673.8%
1642Chambers County, TXTX57,5943.8%
1643Trumbull County, OHOH198,9723.8%
1644Alleghany County, VAVA14,5463.8%
1645Leslie County, KYKY9,6273.8%
1646Morgan County, WVWV18,0273.8%
1647Seminole County, OKOK23,4413.8%
1648Gordon County, GAGA61,7013.8%
1649Gadsden County, FLFL44,2983.8%
1650Logan County, ILIL27,1823.8%
1651Carroll County, ININ20,6553.8%
1652Lee County, NCNC70,2583.8%
1653Chase County, NENE3,7183.8%
1654Dickinson County, MIMI25,8273.8%
1655Chippewa County, MIMI36,0813.8%
1656Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3753.8%
1657Douglas County, OROR111,9513.8%
1658St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7653.8%
1659St. Joseph County, MIMI60,9683.8%
1660Sunflower County, MSMS22,8933.8%
1661Lyon County, MNMN25,6843.8%
1662Lassen County, CACA28,1173.8%
1663Blair County, PAPA119,5413.8%
1664Clay County, KYKY19,4653.8%
1665Lincoln County, MSMS35,0123.8%
1666Abbeville County, SCSC24,8363.8%
1667Jackson County, ININ47,3703.8%
1668Wilson County, NCNC81,1503.8%
1669Oldham County, TXTX1,7833.8%
1670Alger County, MIMI8,6413.8%
1671Colquitt County, GAGA47,4383.8%
1672Jackson Parish, LALA15,8343.8%
1673Union County, IAIA11,8293.8%
1674Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5053.8%
1675Wakulla County, FLFL38,0893.8%
1676Nassau County, FLFL106,8793.8%
1677Amherst County, VAVA31,9623.8%
1678Sheboygan County, WIWI118,0473.8%
1679Harrison County, ININ40,4373.8%
1680Douglas County, ILIL19,8803.8%
1681Stephens County, OKOK44,3103.8%
1682Henderson County, TXTX88,5953.8%
1683Big Horn County, WYWY12,0243.8%
1684Androscoggin County, MEME116,4873.8%
1685Webster County, IAIA36,8383.8%
1686Henry County, IAIA19,3493.8%
1687Phelps County, NENE8,9943.8%
1688Newaygo County, MIMI51,6223.8%
1689Sierra County, CACA3,0983.8%
1690Union County, OHOH73,4463.8%
1691Adair County, OKOK19,8283.8%
1692Roger Mills County, OKOK3,2593.8%
1693Lawrence County, ININ45,5683.8%
1694Marion County, MOMO28,5253.9%
1695Camp County, TXTX13,3803.9%
1696Madera County, CACA167,9273.9%
1697Madison County, GAGA32,9193.9%
1698Hancock County, ILIL16,8033.9%
1699Hale County, TXTX31,8193.9%
1700Barry County, MIMI63,9913.9%
1701Montgomery County, NYNY50,0463.9%
1702Jones County, MSMS66,4963.9%
1703Barton County, KSKS24,7903.9%
1704Bullock County, ALAL9,7803.9%
1705Rush County, KSKS2,8453.9%
1706Stark County, NDND34,0133.9%
1707Pulaski County, KYKY67,3843.9%
1708Pearl River County, MSMS59,3633.9%
1709Anderson County, SCSC219,9303.9%
1710Teton County, MTMT6,4963.9%
1711Lea County, NMNM74,7493.9%
1712Stephenson County, ILIL43,2203.9%
1713Meagher County, MTMT2,1373.9%
1714St. Francois County, MOMO67,8093.9%
1715Limestone County, ALAL122,9283.9%
1716Pike County, MOMO17,9553.9%
1717Miami County, ININ34,4873.9%
1718Cambria County, PAPA128,9683.9%
1719Klamath County, OROR70,2743.9%
1720Limestone County, TXTX22,8493.9%
1721Stanislaus County, CACA557,7193.9%
1722Rush County, ININ16,7673.9%
1723Anoka County, MNMN381,6053.9%
1724Pike County, ININ12,0033.9%
1725Ford County, ILIL13,2163.9%
1726Hampshire County, WVWV24,1053.9%
1727Le Flore County, OKOK50,1963.9%
1728Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4573.9%
1729Wheeler County, TXTX4,7733.9%
1730Des Moines County, IAIA38,0773.9%
1731Eddy County, NMNM62,5093.9%
1732Union County, ININ6,8633.9%
1733Stanton County, KSKS1,9863.9%
1734Wayne County, NCNC122,2783.9%
1735Oceana County, MIMI27,1773.9%
1736Hopkins County, KYKY45,1273.9%
1737Mahaska County, IAIA21,8803.9%
1738Aleutians East, AKAK3,4793.9%
1739Wabash County, ILIL10,9073.9%
1740Tazewell County, ILIL130,0493.9%
1741Cumberland County, VAVA10,3523.9%
1742Sterling County, TXTX1,3493.9%
1743Clarke County, ALAL22,0143.9%
1744Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6503.9%
1745Pulaski County, VAVA33,5863.9%
1746Kauai County, HIHI73,4003.9%
1747Coos County, OROR63,9923.9%
1748Page County, IAIA14,8563.9%
1749Bristol, VAVA16,4183.9%
1750Clark County, KYKY37,8883.9%
1751Calaveras County, CACA46,6053.9%
1752Breathitt County, KYKY12,5583.9%
1753Wayne County, WVWV37,3093.9%
1754Cameron County, TXTX433,9463.9%
1755Marengo County, ALAL18,3113.9%
1756Grundy County, ILIL54,0523.9%
1757Lake County, MNMN10,7463.9%
1758Webster County, MSMS10,1673.9%
1759Iowa County, WIWI23,9513.9%
1760Curry County, OROR22,6213.9%
1761Culberson County, TXTX2,2673.9%
1762Portsmouth, VAVA96,7773.9%
1763Towns County, GAGA13,2853.9%
1764Jefferson County, NENE7,0704.0%
1765Botetourt County, VAVA34,1444.0%
1766Gosper County, NENE1,8034.0%
1767Walworth County, SDSD5,2174.0%
1768Bryan County, GAGA52,0624.0%
1769Augusta County, VAVA78,9404.0%
1770Atoka County, OKOK14,6094.0%
1771Rains County, TXTX13,5424.0%
1772Siskiyou County, CACA42,0134.0%
1773Shackelford County, TXTX3,1974.0%
1774Beaver County, OKOK4,8824.0%
1775Toombs County, GAGA27,5454.0%
1776Sauk County, WIWI66,6524.0%
1777Union County, NCNC267,6744.0%
1778Perkins County, SDSD2,8534.0%
1779Dewey County, OKOK4,2074.0%
1780Etowah County, ALAL103,8864.0%
1781Lincoln County, NENE33,3034.0%
1782Uinta County, WYWY20,7284.0%
1783Blanco County, TXTX13,5814.0%
1784Kankakee County, ILIL105,5254.0%
1785Bradley County, TNTN115,4654.0%
1786Keith County, NENE8,1004.0%
1787Ripley County, ININ29,4344.0%
1788Barbour County, ALAL24,6074.0%
1789Pittsburg County, OKOK43,3204.0%
1790McCulloch County, TXTX7,4724.0%
1791Wallowa County, OROR7,5954.0%
1792Loving County, TXTX524.0%
1793Audrain County, MOMO24,5284.0%
1794Cherokee County, KSKS19,1054.0%
1795Union County, ILIL16,6564.0%
1796Monroe County, MIMI156,0044.0%
1797Columbia County, ARAR21,8944.0%
1798Carroll County, ARAR29,2634.0%
1799Colbert County, ALAL59,4744.0%
1800Whitfield County, GAGA106,2124.0%
1801Benton County, ININ8,8834.0%
1802Washington County, WIWI139,2384.0%
1803Brooks County, GAGA16,1014.0%
1805Washburn County, WIWI17,0874.0%
1806Cass County, ININ37,8364.0%
1807Madison County, VAVA14,2374.0%
1808Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2574.0%
1809Christian County, KYKY70,1154.0%
1810Highlands County, FLFL111,1224.0%
1811Candler County, GAGA11,2754.0%
1812Allegan County, MIMI123,1884.0%
1813Eastland County, TXTX18,1434.0%
1814Washington County, MEME31,3344.0%
1815Sawyer County, WIWI18,8464.0%
1816Warren County, VAVA42,7404.0%
1817Lee County, ILIL32,9144.0%
1818Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,0954.0%
1819Simpson County, KYKY20,7884.0%
1820Decatur County, GAGA29,4324.1%
1821Franklin County, VTVT51,1774.1%
1822Clark County, ININ130,4514.1%
1823Dodge County, NENE38,0574.1%
1824Marathon County, WIWI139,4324.1%
1825Knox County, KYKY29,5324.1%
1826Kenosha County, WIWI168,4484.1%
1827Vermilion County, ILIL71,2594.1%
1828Asotin County, WAWA22,5454.1%
1829Garrett County, MDMD28,3704.1%
1830Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,0204.1%
1831Mason County, MIMI29,0404.1%
1832Josephine County, OROR87,8674.1%
1833Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2374.1%
1834Custer County, IDID4,6364.1%
1835St. Clair County, MIMI160,4864.1%
1836Shasta County, CACA181,6484.1%
1837Lycoming County, PAPA112,5874.1%
1838Parker County, TXTX184,7674.1%
1839Dale County, ALAL49,9124.1%
1840Jackson County, MIMI159,5524.1%
1841Leon County, TXTX16,8944.1%
1842Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6084.1%
1843Dakota County, NENE21,6874.1%
1844Frederick County, VAVA99,9554.1%
1845Dallas County, IAIA118,4574.1%
1846Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2014.1%
1847San Juan County, UTUT14,5424.1%
1848Ballard County, KYKY7,5944.1%
1849Sanders County, MTMT14,0624.1%
1850Raleigh County, WVWV71,7754.1%
1851Berkeley County, WVWV139,5224.1%
1852Carbon County, WYWY14,0134.1%
1853Bleckley County, GAGA12,8664.1%
1854Victoria County, TXTX92,6564.1%
1855Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1324.1%
1856Goshen County, WYWY12,6404.1%
1857White County, ARAR80,0854.1%
1858Sullivan County, ININ20,8314.1%
1859Hubbard County, MNMN22,3694.1%
1860Wasatch County, UTUT38,5144.1%
1861San Joaquin County, CACA823,8154.1%
1862Inyo County, CACA18,1584.1%
1863Kershaw County, SCSC73,1664.1%
1864Lee County, GAGA34,1794.1%
1865Cherokee County, TXTX53,3374.1%
1866Clinch County, GAGA6,8474.1%
1867Hood County, TXTX70,5014.1%
1868Putnam County, MOMO4,5464.1%
1869Converse County, WYWY13,8244.1%
1870Orleans County, VTVT27,6004.1%
1871San Benito County, CACA70,0824.1%
1872Rusk County, TXTX54,8544.1%
1873Pulaski County, MOMO54,4424.1%
1874Marshall County, OKOK16,2554.1%
1875Sioux County, NENE1,1884.1%
1876Armstrong County, TXTX1,8434.1%
1877Camden County, MOMO44,0474.1%
1878Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7384.1%
1879Norton County, KSKS5,2884.2%
1880Kiowa County, KSKS2,4324.2%
1881Hemphill County, TXTX3,0834.2%
1882Yakima County, WAWA259,1854.2%
1883Greene County, PAPA33,8854.2%
1884Montezuma County, COCO26,6784.2%
1885Oxford County, MEME60,3464.2%
1886Crisp County, GAGA19,2374.2%
1887Ashland County, OHOH52,5234.2%
1888Fulton County, ININ20,0914.2%
1889Kaufman County, TXTX209,2354.2%
1890Spalding County, GAGA70,7754.2%
1891Marshall County, ALAL103,5374.2%
1892Las Animas County, COCO14,3914.2%
1893Llano County, TXTX23,3534.2%
1894Norton, VAVA3,4774.2%
1895Granite County, MTMT3,6584.2%
1896Jefferson County, ARAR62,9874.2%
1897Christian County, MOMO96,7254.2%
1898Clay County, KSKS7,9904.2%
1899Sumner County, TNTN215,5384.2%
1900Troup County, GAGA72,8444.2%
1901Marion County, WVWV55,5844.2%
1902Hamilton County, TXTX8,6804.2%
1903Kern County, CACA927,0684.2%
1904Greene County, VAVA21,9584.2%
1905Johnson County, ARAR26,2254.2%
1906Moffat County, COCO13,1224.2%
1907Sussex County, DEDE277,1404.2%
1908St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4494.2%
1909Pecos County, TXTX14,5604.2%
1910Edgefield County, SCSC29,8084.2%
1911Plymouth County, IAIA25,6974.2%
1912Montgomery County, KYKY28,8224.2%
1913Boone County, ILIL53,5684.2%
1914Stephens County, TXTX9,3804.2%
1915Skamania County, WAWA12,6694.2%
1916Johnson County, KYKY22,0514.2%
1917Knox County, OHOH64,0024.2%
1918Kiowa County, OKOK8,1814.2%
1919Gratiot County, MIMI41,1904.2%
1920Tate County, MSMS28,7254.2%
1921Burnet County, TXTX57,0154.2%
1922Grundy County, MOMO9,7444.2%
1923Marion County, FLFL442,6604.2%
1924Trego County, KSKS2,7404.2%
1925Knox County, ILIL47,7674.2%
1926Huerfano County, COCO7,0114.2%
1927Ottawa County, OHOH39,4814.2%
1928Fannin County, TXTX39,2654.2%
1929Whitley County, ININ35,0464.2%
1930Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,1024.2%
1931Henry County, ILIL48,0954.2%
1932Stone County, MSMS19,6544.2%
1933Alpena County, MIMI28,8534.2%
1934Franklin County, KSKS26,2994.2%
1935Torrance County, NMNM16,1004.2%
1936Judith Basin County, MTMT2,1624.2%
1937Washington County, VAVA53,8984.2%
1938Haines, AKAK2,0684.2%
1939Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914.2%
1940Ferry County, WAWA7,5174.2%
1941Billings County, NDND1,0714.2%
1942Polk County, FLFL874,7904.2%
1943Sumter County, ALAL11,5884.2%
1944Dearborn County, ININ51,6094.2%
1945Ware County, GAGA36,9064.2%
1946Glacier County, MTMT13,4634.2%
1947Nelson County, KYKY49,0364.3%
1948Madison County, NCNC22,5534.3%
1949Harmon County, OKOK2,3274.3%
1950Allen County, KSKS12,3024.3%
1951Bonner County, IDID54,4204.3%
1952Mercer County, WVWV57,5034.3%
1953Talladega County, ALAL81,6034.3%
1954Lebanon County, PAPA146,3804.3%
1955Andrew County, MOMO18,2414.3%
1956Brown County, TXTX38,7114.3%
1957Rabun County, GAGA17,7644.3%
1958Washita County, OKOK10,8844.3%
1959Clinton County, KYKY9,1394.3%
1960Logan County, COCO20,6544.3%
1961Grant County, OKOK4,0674.3%
1962Bell County, KYKY22,8294.3%
1963Habersham County, GAGA50,4164.3%
1964Lorain County, OHOH323,2194.3%
1965Dickens County, TXTX1,6924.3%
1966Craven County, NCNC105,0254.3%
1967Cass County, MOMO115,8594.3%
1968Franklin County, TXTX10,9944.3%
1969Linn County, MOMO11,8154.3%
1970Wichita County, KSKS2,0314.3%
1971Essex County, VAVA10,6544.3%
1972Plumas County, CACA18,5834.3%
1973Meade County, KSKS3,8524.3%
1974Kearny County, KSKS3,8884.3%
1975Clay County, ININ26,4104.3%
1976Austin County, TXTX33,6254.3%
1977Brule County, SDSD5,2784.3%
1978Snyder County, PAPA39,6554.3%
1979Elbert County, COCO30,5344.3%
1980Haywood County, NCNC63,3694.3%
1981Boise County, IDID8,5454.3%
1982Vilas County, WIWI23,7614.3%
1983Parke County, ININ16,6424.3%
1984Clinton County, PAPA37,8704.3%
1985Carbon County, UTUT20,6804.3%
1986Borden County, TXTX5674.3%
1987Macon County, NCNC39,2324.3%
1988Gallia County, OHOH29,0724.3%
1989Hardin County, OHOH30,0724.3%
1990Dorchester County, MDMD33,6284.3%
1991Lincoln County, NVNV4,3204.3%
1992Alpine County, CACA1,0434.3%
1993Maury County, TNTN118,1314.3%
1994Hall County, NENE63,6334.3%
1995Seward County, NENE18,0324.3%
1996Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,7094.3%
1997Davison County, SDSD20,0694.3%
1998Lake County, FLFL456,0684.3%
1999Petersburg, VAVA33,7344.3%
2000Columbia County, WAWA4,1414.3%
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